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Kellogg Company Muncy Bakery

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kellogg Company Muncy Bakery in MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Kellogg Company Muncy Bakery Report ID 2018010895
Address 572 Industrial Park Road City, State ZIP MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA 17756
Event Date January 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Elbow(s) and arms(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Industry (NAICS) 311230 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.21000, -76.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing an 8-foot fixed ladder. When he reached the platform at the top, he let go of the railing on the ladder and grabbed the inward swinging safety gate. When he removed his first hand to grab the gate, his second hand slipped off the railing. He fell to the floor below, striking his elbow on the floor. He suffered a fractured humerus and elbow tip as well as an open wound contusion.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2018, a worker at Kellogg Company Muncy Bakery in MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the elbow(s) and arms(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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